Inclusion Lab
We develop, test, and scale mechanisms to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in institutions of higher education and other organizations.
Meet our team
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Mala Htun
Professor of Political Science and Special Advisor for Inclusion and Climate, School of Engineering
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Liz Godwin
Research Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Jesse Aleman
Professor of English and Acting Dean of Graduate Studies
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Amir Hedayati
Assistant Professor of Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences
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John Wagner
SOE Graduate Excellence Fellow
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Rashida Jeduah
College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Fellow
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Melanie Sayuri Dominguez
College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Fellow
Our Projects
- “New Strategies to Broaden Participation in Engineering” (NSF # 2000448) adapts bystander intervention curriculum for delivery by STEM faculty and evaluates the effects on faculty and students. See our 2022 ASEE paper.
- “AGEP ACA: Collaborative Research to Engage Leaders to Improve Diversity among STEM Faculty” (NSF #2149204) pilots a factorial experiment to identify the most important components of research excellence and engages STEM leaders in the development of strategies to retain and advance under-represented faculty in STEM fields. Check out the article about this project.
- Analysis of the institutional climate in UNM School of Engineering SOE through quality of life surveys for faculty, students, and staff. See our first report.
- Analysis of the effects of sexual harassment and assault training on attitudes, behavior, and institutional culture. See our 2022 article in Socius.
- New, Equitable, Responsible, and Adaptable Housing (NewERAH), based at University of Michigan, Navajo Tech University, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of New Mexico.
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“Understanding Undergraduate Latinas’ Interest in Graduate School” (NSF #2225399) uses multiple social research methods to probe the factors influencing the intention of Latina students to pursue engineering careers.
- National Center for Long-Life Transportation Infrastructure (LATI), based at University of California (Berkeley), Carnegie Mellon University, Howard University, Northwestern University, University of Alabama, University of New Mexico, University of Oklahoma.